As a junior defenceman with Prince Albert and Lethbridge of the WHL, Chris Phillips was a big, strapping blueliner. He was voted the WHL's Rookie of the Year in 1995-96 and he finished the following season as a member of the Memorial Cup All-Star Team, despite his club's loss to the Hull Olympiques in the finals.

A two-time gold medal winner with Canada's World Junior team, Phillips was selected first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Upon completion of his two-year junior career, he went straight to work for his new NHL employer in the nation's capital. In a Senator's sweater, Phillips didn't leap out of the starting gate as a blueline stallion. Instead, he brought his assets to the table and has had to work hard to translate his junior dominance to the bigger, tougher, and more talented NHL.

In his favour, Phillips has an exceptional arsenal of skills, including a heavy point shot, a long reach, a wide body and surprising foot speed. He has been hampered by frequent injuries at times and yet managed to establish a career high in goals (6), assists (16) and points with (22) during the 2001-02 season, before bettering those totals in 2003-04.

Aside from his World Junior experience, Phillips represented his homeland at the 2000, 2005, and 2009 World Championships.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1992-93

Fort McMurray Bantam Barons

Minor-AB

1993-94

Fort McMurray Oil Barons

AJHL

56

6

16

22

72

10

0

3

3

16

1994-95

Fort McMurray Oil Barons

AJHL

48

16

32

48

127

11

4

2

6

10

1995-96

Prince Albert Raiders

WHL

61

10

30

40

97

+8

18

2

12

14

30

1995-96

Canada

WJC-A

6

0

0

0

0

1996-97

Prince Albert Raiders

WHL

32

3

23

26

58

-8

1996-97

Canada

WJC-A

7

0

1

1

4

1996-97

Lethbridge Hurricanes

WHL

26

4

18

22

28

+16

19

4

21

25

20

1996-97

Lethbridge Hurricanes

M-Cup

5

2

3

5

14

1997-98

Ottawa Senators

NHL

72

5

11

16

38

+2

11

0

2

2

2

1998-99

Ottawa Senators

NHL

34

3

3

6

32

-5

3

0

0

0

0

1999-00

Ottawa Senators

NHL

65

5

14

19

39

+12

6

0

1

1

4

1999-00

Canada

WC-A

9

0

0

0

2

+4

2000-01

Ottawa Senators

NHL

73

2

12

14

31

+8

1

1

0

1

0

2001-02

Ottawa Senators

NHL

63

6

16

22

29

+5

12

0

0

0

12

2002-03

Ottawa Senators

NHL

78

3

16

19

71

+7

18

2

4

6

12

2003-04

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

7

16

23

46

+15

7

1

0

1

12

2004-05

Brynas IF Gavle

Sweden

27

5

3

8

45

2004-05

Brynas IF Gavle

Sweden-Q

9

1

2

3

2

2004-05

Canada

WC-A

9

0

1

1

8

+1

2005-06

Ottawa Senators

NHL

69

1

18

19

90

+19

9

2

0

2

6

2006-07

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

8

18

26

80

+36

20

0

0

0

24

2007-08

Ottawa Senators

NHL

81

5

13

18

56

+15

4

0

0

0

4

2008-09

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

6

16

22

66

-14

2008-09

Canada

WC-A

9

0

3

3

12

+5

2009-10

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

8

16

24

45

+8

6

0

0

0

4

2010-11

Ottawa Senators

NHL

82

1

8

9

32

-35

2011-12

Ottawa Senators

NHL

80

5

14

19

16

+12

7

0

1

1

4

2012-13

Ottawa Senators

NHL

48

5

9

14

43

-5

10

0

1

1

21

2013-14

Ottawa Senators

NHL

70

1

14

15

30

-12

2014-15

Ottawa Senators

NHL

36

0

3

3

12

0

NHL Totals

1179

71

217

288

756

114

6

9

15

105

WJC-A All-Star Team (1997) WHL Rookie of the Year (1996) WHL East First All-Star Team (1997) Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1997) Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1997)

Missed majority of 1998-99 due to ankle injury vs. Buffalo, December 30, 1998. Signed as a free agent by Gavle (Sweden), November 2, 2004. Missed majority of 2014-15 and all of 2015-16 due to recurring back injury. Officially announced his retirement, May 26, 2016.